I am a social scientist who brings a unique business background to an organization with senior roles in management. I work with  diverse teams, with differing cultural, and subject discipline backgrounds.  In these assignments, teams are focused on results in a challenging and fast-paced environment.  I have subject matter expertise in population; marketing; and strategic planning.  Growing up in the world of the United Nations, I am well versed on other cultures, and  I speak Arabic fluently.

I have an academic background in demography and economics with an emphasis on socio-economic attainment.  I have served in teaching and research roles, directed programs in cross cultural development, conducted and directed research, interpreted demographic and business data, edited and published reports, and made formal presentations to congress, business, and academics. During the past nine years, I have served as a representative on the U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s Advisory Committee for the Census. I am  published in both  academic journals and  the popular press including the New York Times, Wall street Journal , The BBC.